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Chapter XIII. 



The proper list of varieties for the various kinds of orchard. The site 

 and soil for Peninsula Penr orchards. Planting Pear trees, and what crops to 

 plant among them. Pruning standard Pear trees. Pruning dwarf Pear trees. 



Chapter XIV. 



The standard Pear orchard. The dwarf Pear orchard. Rules for fer- 

 tilizing the standard Pear orchard. Rules for fertilizing the dwarf Pear 

 orchard. Formulas for Pear fertilizers. Pear tree washes. 



Chapter XV. 



Diseases and enemies of the Pear. Fire Blight, Twig Blight," Frozen Sap- 

 Blight, Frost Bhght, Insect Blight, Leaf Blight, Blight of the fruit; their 

 nature, cause and treatment. 



The Slug. Bark-Lice, Scale-insects, CurcuUo, the elements, starvation, 

 overfeeding, cracking of the fruit. Decaying of the fruit. The Borer and 

 other insects. Premature shedding of the foliage. Frost. Cracking of the 

 bark. Analyses of Peai- wood, healthy and diseased. Analysis of the 

 fruit. 



Chapter XVI. 



Gathering the crop. Culling. Housing. Ripening. Cold storage of 

 Pears. Marketing the crop. Evaporating the Pear. Canning Pears. Con- 

 serves. Work in the fruit orchard for each month of the year. 



Chapter XVII. 



Eighteen questions sent out to Peninsula Pear-growers, with answers in 

 detail, from between twenty and thirty growers. 



Chapter XVIII. 



The Quince. The Spanish Chestnut. The Japanese Sweet Chestnut. 

 The English Walnut or Madeira Nut, The Shellbark. The English Filbert. 

 The duty of Peninsula fruit growers to one another. The duty of the State to 

 her fruit interests. 



